Four high-poverty case study schools sustained rising achievement for all subgroups for 5 to 10 years while pursuing personalization¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? The four selected schools served 46 to 80 percent low-income students and showed rising achievement for 5 to 10 years across disaggregated subgroups. → Equity-focused Schools Carry All Students to High Levels 2014

Evidence¶

Equity-focused Schools Carry All Students to High Levels 2014¶

Equity-focused Schools Carry All Students to High Levels. (2014). WestEd R&D Alert, Vol. 15, No. 1. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED559627

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

A qualitative multiple-case study by Gleason and Gerzon selected four exemplary schools (Stults Road Elementary, Social Justice Humanitas Academy, Montgomery Center School, Tusculum View Elementary) meeting dual criteria of high poverty and high achievement, including for subgroups such as English learners and students of color. Achievement "surpasses state averages."

"Each of the case study schools serves significant numbers of low-income students ( ranging from 46 to 80 percent of the school's total) and has had rising student achievement for 5 to 10 years"

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